After a long silence, Long Cai took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:
"Although I have to admit that your words do make some sense, since I have chosen this path, I will never change it. What's more, your path is actually more difficult."
He hesitated for a moment, looked at Nuo Xia's deep and clear eyes, then reached into his arms and took out a thin piece of information.
Koushiro on the side suddenly got up and left the table, leaving the inner room. Before closing the screen, he gently pulled out Zoro who was squatting outside the door and eavesdropping.
"This is information we have only confirmed recently. Although there are only a few clues, we can basically confirm that there is an extremely terrifying strongman above the Five Old Stars in the Holy Land..."
"You want to say Im?"
Nuo Xia calmly interrupted him.
Long's movements suddenly froze, and he raised his head in astonishment, "How do you know?"
Im's name is unknown and taboo around the world, and even the top brass of most world governments and navies are not aware of it.
Even their revolutionary army relies on intelligence networks all over the world. After years of exploration, they have only recently managed to collect some relevant information.
"Could it be..."
Long reacted immediately and said in disbelief: "Have you met him? Or have you already fought against him?"
"is her."
Nuo Xia corrected and shrugged slightly, "That's right, I just haven't fought, so I resigned."
What does it mean?
Moreover, the previous battles between such top powerhouses must have been earth-shattering and difficult to conceal, but he had never heard any relevant news...
Long was confused, thought of something else, and asked tentatively, "Then what are you doing now..."
His knowledge and appearance are also top-notch in the world. Sitting opposite each other, you can faintly feel that the aura on Nuo Xia's body is as deep as an abyss. It is obviously much stronger than when they first met on Hal Island.
What the specific combat power is, it is not clear unless there is a fight, but Long knows that he is definitely no match for this guy.
However, if the object of comparison is that Im...
"When did you hear that I had returned to the Navy, I would be almost ready to fight."
After Nuo Xia said this with a smile, he said nothing more. He stretched and stood up, pushed open the screen, and came to the eaves.
A group of revolutionary army cadres waiting in the yard immediately turned their heads and looked over with different expressions. Nuo Xia glanced around and accidentally discovered a few familiar faces.
A strong man with a body as strong as a hill and a furry bear-eared hat on his head - this is a bear.
When they first met in the Holy Land six years ago, the other party was still the king of a country that joined the World Government. Now he has become a cadre of the revolutionary army, and he doesn't know what happened in the middle.
Xiong nodded slightly and smiled gently at him, and Nuo Xia also smiled and nodded, which was regarded as a greeting between acquaintances.
Next to him was a young man with half blond and half white hair. He looked excited and had tears in his eyes. There was also a young man with gray-green hair next to him, who had a similar reaction.
Both of them were slaves he rescued two years ago. Nuo Xia still remembers the boy with the special color of hair quite clearly. Was he called Lightning?
In the original Impel Down chapter, he also relied on his fruit ability to exert a lot of strength. As for the gray-green haired young man next to him...
Noxia took a second look before he recognized it, and was a little surprised - it was the Golden Emperor Tezzolo?
Unexpectedly, the world's largest capitalist in the future would actually become a revolutionary army together with Lightning...
The influence of my own butterfly wings is really great... But also, even if the other party doesn't join the revolutionary army, he probably won't become the Golden Emperor in the future.
In the original timeline, Tezoro's golden fruit was snatched from the Don Quixote family, but now, let alone the Don Quixote family, even Doflamingo has been captured by himself
, he is still squatting alone in the city.
Nuo Xia nodded and smiled at the two of them, but when his eyes shifted to the side, he stopped laughing immediately.
A beautiful girl with a plump purple afro was staring at him with rosy eyes, drooling all over the floor. When she saw him looking over, she immediately gave him a wink and puffed out her chest proudly.
To fully demonstrate that proud career line...
"..."
Nuo Xia's eyes twitched, and she felt a chill in her heart.
Don’t think that I can’t recognize who you are after you become a beauty. You might as well stay in the shape of a big-headed doll...
He immediately turned his head, coughed, and looked at Koushiro aside:
"I'm a little hungry, Mr. Koushiro. Is there any leftover dinner from the dojo?"
Koushiro was slightly startled, then nodded and said with a smile:
"Of course there are leftovers, but Mr. Bailong has come all the way from afar and is a rare guest. How can he entertain us with leftovers? Please wait for a moment, and I will prepare the meal now."
"Excuse me, sir."
Nuo Xia apologized, "But we can't talk about distinguished guests. Just the daily set meals are enough. Don't worry about me."
As the saying goes, when in town, do as the Romans do.
When facing Koushiro, he also subconsciously used terms that favored ancient customs.
"where."
Koushiro smiled and pointed at himself, "My daughter, I, and Zoro haven't had dinner yet."
At this time, Long also walked out of the back room. Koushiro turned to look at him and said with a smile: "I originally planned for you to have dinner before leaving, but do you think...?"
"Well, I can't eat it."
Long put his hood back on and shook his head slightly:
"It has been delayed for a long time. The war on the Eastern Front is tense. We should have left after transporting the food at the port. Besides, there are so many of us, and you can't even cook alone."
"Well, be careful along the way."
Koushiro nodded, and Ryuu and Nosha nodded slightly to each other before leading their subordinates to leave the Isshin Dojo.
After watching their figures go away, Koushiro went to the kitchen to get busy.
And the other side.
Nuo Xia had just returned to the back room and sat down to rest. She was thinking about Garp's request on the phone when she suddenly heard the angry voice of a girl coming from the window:
"It's late at night, why did you suddenly go crazy? Haven't you already competed twice today? Why are you still competing?"
Zoro's unconvinced shouts immediately followed:
"Day is day and night is night! Let's compete again now and I will definitely not lose to you!"
"No time! I have to help dad prepare dinner. There are important guests today. Besides, you haven't eaten either. I'm afraid you're already starving. How can you fight with me?"
"I'm not hungry!"
As soon as the stubborn voice started to rise, there was immediately a long and long stomach growl of "Gu...".
This kid... Nuo Xia opened the window with a smile and stuck his head out. He saw Sauron holding his stomach and blushing, but he still held his neck and shouted:
"Even if you are hungry, you haven't eaten! You are still hungry! We are both in the same condition, so it is a fair fight!"
The girl he stopped had black hair, black eyes, and a delicate appearance. She frowned when she heard this. Seeing that Zoro was still standing in front of her reluctantly, she shook her head slightly and raised her index finger:
"Okay, that's up to you, but you only have ten minutes at most. After ten minutes, if you still can't defeat me, I have to help dad cook."
"no problem!"
Zoro was overjoyed and excitedly picked up the bamboo sword and dragged the black-haired girl to the open space in the backyard.
ten minutes?
Hey, stop looking down on others!
I learned so much from Uncle Nuo Xia today, even if I only use half of it, ten minutes would be enough for me to knock you down several times!
…
inside the house.
"Guina..."
Nuo Xia looked at the retreating figures of the two children. After thinking about it, he climbed over the window and followed them quietly under the cover of night.
Zoro has never been a match for Kuina since he was young, and he even lost more than two thousand times. He knows this.
Because of this, he was indeed a little curious.
After being taught a lot of experience and teachings by himself, can Zoro, who can be said to be cheating, turn the situation around and defeat Kuina?
…
The waning moon is like a hook, and the stars are sparse and bright.
In the dimly lit open space, two thin figures stood at one end of each other.
The two bowed to each other, and then Zoro couldn't wait to pull out his bamboo sword and shouted loudly:
"I'm going to fuck you, be careful!"
Whoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped on his toes and swept out at full speed. The bamboo sword struck Guina's waist from left to right.
Guina, on the other hand, had been standing there with a calm expression, motionless.
It wasn't until Zoro was about to rush forward that her eyes suddenly became sharp. Between the lightning and flint, the bamboo sword in her hand was already unsheathed by Iai, who cut off Zoro's offensive with a snap and knocked him back a few steps.
Sauron's tiger's mouth was shocked for a while, but in the next moment, according to Nuoxia's teachings during the day, he removed the aftermath of the impact in the most ingenious way, and at the same time turned the chopping into a thorn. With the force of this counter-shock,
He thrust the bamboo sword straight into Kuina's chest.
Um?
A hint of surprise flashed in Kuina's eyes, and she flipped her wrist again indifferently, and the sword blade was as dexterous as if it had eyes, and once again forced Sauron back, who had already bullied him.
Back and forth.
Soon, the duel between the two had passed for seven or eight minutes.
Zoro was already covered in sweat, and the more he fought, the harder it became.
Even though he tried his best to use the skills that Noxia taught him during the day and improved many deficiencies in his swordsmanship, he was still firmly at a disadvantage and could not break through Kuina's defense at all.
On the other hand, the black-haired girl.
She always had a calm face and was able to deal with it calmly. Even when Sauron gritted his teeth and lowered his head to attack fiercely, and couldn't see her face clearly, he still had time to turn around and glance at the wall clock in the room...
…
On the roof.
Nuo Xia looked at it and shook his head.
"Sure enough, all my expectations were in vain..."
With his eyesight, he could already see it not long after the duel started.
Facing Zoro, her younger brother, Kuina clearly kept her hands open from the beginning to the end, and mainly focused on defensive moves. She rarely launched an attack brazenly, not to mention using her full strength, not even using 80% of her strength.
Whether it is speed, strength, proficiency in sword moves, or even understanding of the way of the sword...
The two are not on the same level, the gap is quite large.
No wonder Zoro has been defeated by Kuina more than two thousand times in the past years, without even a lucky tie.
If this continues.
Even if Sauron gets his teachings, he can avoid many detours...
Before going to sea, you will continue to lose. If you fight five thousand times, you will lose five thousand times. If you fight ten thousand times, you will lose ten thousand times. There is no possibility of winning.
Nuo Xia couldn't help but look at the black-haired girl with a hint of admiration.
His talent is astonishing, his character needs to be strong and progressive, but he also knows how to hold back, and his character and talent are both excellent. He is simply a natural talent for swordsmanship.
only.
Thinking of what Guina would encounter in the future, Nuo Xia shook his head slightly.
Koushiro is undoubtedly an excellent swordsmanship teacher and a qualified father, but he has deep-rooted traditional prejudices about the gap between men and women.
Without Sauron's encouragement and support later, even if he did not die prematurely by accident, his will would have been shattered and he would have sunk...
Boom!
A muffled sound woke him up from his thoughts. Nuo Xia looked down, just in time to see Sauron being struck by a sword and flying backwards. He fell heavily to the ground. The bamboo sword also flew out of his hand and flew to the flower garden a few meters away.
middle.
On the opposite side, the black-haired girl looked calm, sheathed her sword, and her movements were crisp and clean.
Nuo Xia looked down at her watch again.
No more, no less, exactly ten minutes.
"For the 2204th time, you lost."
After leaving these words coldly, Kuina was about to turn around and leave, but saw Zoro still lying on the ground holding his stomach, struggling for a long time and unable to get up. She sighed again, came to the front and bent down to stretch out a hand.
.
"I don't want you to help me!"
Zoro slapped Guina's hand away with a vicious slap. After struggling for a long time, he finally managed to get up, gritting his teeth with reluctance:
"Damn it...Damn it, it's obviously just a little bit off this time, just a little bit off..."
Where are you just missing?
Nuo Xia on the roof was speechless for a while, while Guina shook her head, ignored it, and turned around to go to the kitchen.
Silently watching the girl's back retreating in the night.
Nuo Xia pondered for a moment and had some thoughts in his mind.
…
About twenty minutes later.
The dinner table was not sumptuous, but it was full of both meat and vegetables, tasty and delicious, and was brought to the table by Guina.
"Thanks."
Nuo Xia smiled gently at the girl. He was really hungry, so he picked up the chopsticks and lowered his head to start eating.
Isshin Dojo has obviously inherited the legacy of Wano Country. Even when a family eats, they all eat separately in front of a small table.
Behind the small desk opposite him is Zoro.
Although Nuo Xia ate quickly, he still maintained his grace, and the little guy didn't know whether he was hungry or failed to complete his revenge. He wolfed down his food in a venting manner, as if the table full of food was his enemy.
After a while, there was a pile of empty plates in front of me.
Looking at the disciples who were sweeping away everything like a whirlwind, Koushiro, who had just used his chopsticks a few times, burst into laughter: "I've never seen you like this no matter how hungry I am. What's wrong?"
"You haven't lost to me again."
Guina next to her snorted, "This brat, no wonder why he suddenly became so confident late at night and came to his door again begging me to beat him. It turns out he learned some weird moves from somewhere...
"
Um?
Wait... She suddenly realized something and turned to look at Nuo Xia.